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smash-and-grab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsmash-and-ˈgrab adjective British English  smash-and-grab raid/attack etc STEALa crime in which someone robs a shop by breaking the window and stealing things quickly 砸橱窗抢劫smash and grab noun [countable]
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smash-and-grabMiddlesbrough reverted to their 4-5-1 away formation and climbed two places in the promotion race with a smash-and-grab win at Swindon.
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smash-and-grab
ˌsmash-and-ˈgrab adjective British English
smash-and-grab raid/attack etc a crime in which someone robs a shop by breaking the window and stealing things quickly
—smash and grab noun [countable]


smash-and-grabBrE /ˌsmæʃ ən ˈɡræb/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsmæʃ ən ˈɡræb/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (BrE) relating to the act of stealing from a shop/store by breaking a window and taking the goods you can see or reach easily 砸橱窗抢劫的a smash-and-grab raid砸橱窗抢劫